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Illustrations by Irwin Myers
8YNOPSIS
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CHAPTER I.—At the death of hl* foster
father, Bruce Duncan, in an eastern city,
re- elves a mysterious message sent by a
Mrs. Rose, summoning him peremptorily
to southern Oregon—to meet “Linda.”
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CHAPTER II.—Bruce has vivid but baf-
ainv recollections of his childhood V1 an
orphanage, before his adoption by New
ton Duncan, with the girl Linda.
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(TH APT ER III.—At his destination,
Trail's End, news that a message has
been sent to Bruce la received with
marked displeasure by a man Introduced
to the reader as “Simon.”
CHAPTER IV.—-Leaving the train,
Bruce is astonished at his apparent fa
miliarity with the surroundings, though
to hia knowledge he lias never been there.
CHAPTER V.—Obedient to the message,
Bruce makes his way to Martin’s < ross-
roads store, for direction as to reaching
Mrs. Ross' cabin.
CHATTER VI—On the way, “‘Simon*’
sternly warns him to give up his quest
and return East. Brui« refuses.
CH A ter VII.—Mrs. Ross, aged and
Infirm, welcomes him with emotion. She
hastens him on his way—the end of •‘Pine-
Needle Trail.”
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THE BLOOD ATONEMENT
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CHAPTER XI
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“Men own the day, but the night I r
ours," Is an old saying among the
wild folk that Inhabit the forests of
Trail's End. The saying originated
long and long ago when the world was
quite young. Before that time, likely
enough., JJ1’’ bop sts owned both the
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«Iffv and tin- nliflit, iiiffi J'llU cTTTTIinag'-
iarly grateful. H h began to credit
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very
long,
Is
it?
Now
you
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Ine them denying man's superiority
the old woman with a great deal of
derstand
that
on
that
date
they
will
Just as long ns possible.
, have had twenty years of unrtlspiAed Intuition, or else memories from her
Of course the saying is ridiculous if possession of the land; they will have own girlhood of long and long ago. He
applied to cities or perhaps even to [Mild taxes on it that long; and
did want a w«>gl alone with this
the level, cleared lands of the Middle their title Is proven false between now strange girl of the pines. But when
West. The reason is simply that the and that date, we can’t ever drive Elmira had gope tn and the coast wus
wild life Is practlcully gone from them
clear, it wouldn’t come to his lips.
out.”
these places. But a few places remain
"It sbems strapge.” he said, “to
“That’s Just right.” ’
In America where the reign of the
"And the fall term of court doesn't come here onl4 last night—and then
wild creatures, during the night hours bygln until the fifth of the following to be leaving again.”
at least, is still supreme. And Trail's month.”
It seemed to his astonished gaze
End Is one of them.
"Yes. we’re beaten. That's all there that her lips trembled ever so slightly.
Bruce dressed slowly. Fie wouldn’t Is to ft. Simon told me so the last “We have been waiting for each other
waken the two women that slept In time he talked to me.”
a long time. Bwovaboo." she replied,
tin- next room, he thought. He crept
"It would be to his interest to have She spoke rather 'low, not looking
slowly out into the gray dawn. He you think so. But Linda—we mustn't straight at him. “And I hate to have
made straight for the great pine that ghe up yet. We must try as long as yo« go away g soon."
stood a short distance from the house. one «lay remains. It seems to me that
“But I’ll be back—In n few days.”
For reasons unknown to him, the pine rhe first thing.to do is to find the trap
“You don’t know. No one ever
had come often Into his dreams. He per, Hudson—the one witness that It knows when thev start out tn these
hud thought thut its limbs rubbed to still alive. He might be able tc mountains. Promise me, Bruce—to
gether and made words—but of the prove to the court thut as my f» keep watch every minute. Remember
words themselves he had hardly
there’s nothing—nothing-^liat Simon
caught the meaning. There was some ther never owned the land in reality, won't stoop to do. lie's like a wolf.
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couldn
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possibly
huve
deeded
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high message In them, however; and
He has no rules of fighting. He’d just
the dream had left him with a vague to the Turners. Do you know where as soon strike from ambush. How do
this
Hudson
is?
”
curiosity, an unexplainable desire to
“I asked old Elmira latf night. She I know that you’ll ever come hack
see the forest monarch In the day
thinks she knows. A man told her he again?”
light.
“But I will.” He smiled at her. and
He found to his delight that the had his trap line on the upper Ump his eyes dropped from hers to her lips.
tree was even more impressive in the qua, and his main headquarters—you He reached out and took her hand.
vivid morning light than It had been know that trappers have a string of
"Good-by, Linda,’’ he said, smiling.
at night, lie was constantly awed camps—was at the mouth of Little
She smiled In reply, and her old
river,
that
flows
into
the
Umpqua.
by the size of It. He guessed Its dr
cheer seemed to return to her. “Good-
But
It
Is
a
long
way
from
here.
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cumference as about twenty-five feet
Bruce was still a moment. "How by, Bwovaboo. Be careful.”
The great lower limbs were them
‘Til be careful. And this reminds
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selves like massive tree trunks. Its far?” he asked.
me of something."
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Two
full
days
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tramp
at
thejeast
—
top suriinssed by fifty feet any pirn
“What?"
barring out accidents. But If you
In the vicinity.
“That for all the time I've been
think It is best—you can start out to-
lie felt stilled and calnu-d. Such day."
away—and for all the time I'm going
wus Its Influence. And he turned with
Bruce was a man who made ded- to bo away now—I .haven’t done any
a start when he saw Linda in the door slops quickly,
“Then I'll start—right thing more—well, more Intimate—
way.
away, Can you tell me how to find than shake your hand.’’
"I’ve been talking to the pine—all the trail?' i"
Iler answer was to pout out her lips
the morning," he told her.
“I can only tell you to go straight in the most natural way In the world.
“But It won’t talk to you,” she an north.”
Bruce was usually deliberate in his
swered. “It talks only to the stars ’
“Then the thing to do Is to get ready motions; but all at once his delibera
at once. And then try to bring Hud tion fell uwa.v from him. There
CHAPTER XII
son back with me—down the valley. seemed to be no Interlude of tlm> be
After we get there we can see what tween one nosltlon and nnother. His
arms went about her, and he kissed
Bruce nnd Linda had a long talk can be done."
her gently on the Ups.
while the sun climbed up over the
Linda smiled rather sadly. “I’m not
great ridges'to the east and old El very hopeful. But it's our last chance
But it was not at all as they expect
mira conked their breakfast. There
ed. Because Linda hud not known
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and
we
might
as
well
make
a
try.
was no passion In their words this
Is no hope that the secret many kisses, this little caress beneath
morning. They had- got down to a There
agreement
will show up in these few the pine went very straight home in
basts of cold planning.
weeks that remain. We'll get your deed to them both. They fell apart,
both of them suddenly sobered. The
"Let me refresh my memory about things together at once.”
a few of those little things you told
They breakfasted, and after the girl’s eyes were tender and lustrous,
me," Bruce requested.
"First—on simple meal was finished, Bruce but startled too.
what «late does the twenty-year pe packed for the journey, The two
"Good-by, Linda," he told her.
“Good-by, Bwovaboo,” she answered.
riod—of the Turners’ possession of the women walked with him, out under
Innd—expire?"
He turned up the trail past the pine.
the pine.
He did not know that she stood
“On the thirtieth of October, of this
Bruce shook old Elmira’s scrawny
year."
hnn«l_:_ then she turned _hack_at once watching him ft long time, her hands
clasped over hgr. breast.
GUERNSEYS AT
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR
GROUNDS, 1 o’clock
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15 head of choice stock
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2-YEAR old cow .
4 HEIFERS
I BULL.
4 HEIFER CALVES.
BULL CALVES.
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